The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Facebook that requested the court intervene in a $15 billion class-action lawsuit alleging the firm illegally tracked the online activities of its users when they are not on the platform, thereby violating the federal Wiretap Act law.
"Facebook's user profiles would allegedly reveal an individual's likes, dislikes, interests, and habits over a significant amount of time, without affording users a meaningful opportunity to control or prevent the unauthorized exploration of their private lives," the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a ruling last year, saying that Facebook users suffered a clear invasion of privacy.
On Monday, the Supreme Court denied Facebook's appeal, meaning the suit can go forward.
The lawsuit alleged that the Menlo Park, California-based tech giant had secretly tracked users' visits to websites that use Facebook's features such as the "Like" or "Share" buttons, even if the users did not click on either of the two buttons.
The litigation also accuses the company of violating the privacy rights of its users under California law, but Facebook's appeal to the Supreme Court involved only the Wiretap Act.
Four individuals filed the proposed lawsuit in California federal court seeking $15 billion in damages for Facebook's actions between April 2010 and September 2011.
Facebook now discloses that it collects data when people visit websites with the firm's plug-ins.
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Monday, March 22, 2021
Supreme Court Rejects Facebook Appeal in $15 Billion Lawsuit
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